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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1938.

Britain To Build New Type Of

Coastal

ESCORT SLOOPS: MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS, BOOM DEFENCE VESSELS

LONDON, Nov. 28.

NEW PROGRAMME of light naval construction is A

understood to have been approved states the Daily Telegraph naval coffespondent, who declares that the object is to remedy certain deficiencies in material for coastal defence and offensive-defence operations in narrow waters, revealed by the mobilisation in September.

The correspondent says that |= among the vessels planned, it is authoritatively forecast, aro ca- cort aloops, with the dual pur- pose of possessing armament equally effective against air and surface targets, torpedo vessels, smaller and cheaper than thei present destroyers, motor tor- pedo boats, and boom defence vessola,

Ly means

0

Strike Threat

In France

PARIS, Nov. 27.

"The view prevails in naval quar- tern that on the outbreak of war, a violent offensive.

A DIRECT CHALLENGE to torpedo-carrying mine-laying sub- the authority of the French marines in conjunction with aircraft, Government has been made by would be launched against Britisti shipping in home water, and it is the French railway workers' to repel such an assault that the new union, when it was decided to- night to reply to the action of programme is drawn up."""

Premier Daladier In requisition- ing the railways and placing rail. way workers under martial law, by cabling for a general sus- be drawn largely from the Royal pension of work on all French Naval Volunteer Supplementary Re-railways from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m.; serve,-Reuter.

on Wednesday next.

It is added that the types of vessels mentioned are expressly designed for defence and counter-attack, and can be built cheaply and quickly.

The personnel to man them would

CHARITY CONCERT

Prof. Harry Ore Takes

Part in Programme

Exception wil be made only in the case of safety and assis- tance services.-Trans-Ocean.

Defence Craft

French Strikers Start To

Go Back To Work

Switzerland's

Anti-Red Legislation

BASLE, Nov. 27.

A LAW, prohibiting civil servants and local govern ment officials from joining the Communist Party, and certain other parties des- cribed as "Enemies of the State", has been passed by popular vote in the Basle Canton,

Voters in the Uri Canton have passed a similar law.---

Reuter.

To Make

Panama A Fortress

VALENCIENNES,

Nov. 27.

MINERS in the Valencien

nes district, together with the building trades workers at Denaïn, have de- cided to resume work to- morrow.--Reuter.

TENSION RELAXES

Paris, Nov. 27. Despite the prospect of a nation- wide strike on Wednesday, the week- end brought an unmistakable relaxa- tion in tension. tion

back-to-work movement has gathered momentum in the north, of the metal though delegates workers' union ordered their 25,000 men to remain on strike at a demon- stration in Valenciennes this ofter-

noon.

Negotiations regarding overtime are proceeding in the big metal work outside Lille, where n strike was expected on Monday, and as a result work will continue pormally,

the Meanwhile,

Government

"to understood to have made plans deal with the general strike, on the handling of which the survival of the Daladier Cabinet probably de- pends.

action.

is

In addition to the requisitioning orders, it is reported that Jaw for mobilisation of the country in the event of war may be invoked, and If this is insuficient, a State alege may

be declared under the law of 1878.

The drastic effects of the strike The are likely to be mitigated as a result of the Government's action. A na- tional conference of ex-servicemen Canal Must Be Made

to-day decided to send delegations to M. Daladier, and headquarters are Impregnable Says

appealing to the Government to find War Secretary

measures of appeasement in the in DALADIER'S APPEAL

ternal conflicts, and to the workers Puris, Nov. 27.

to reconsider the danger of a general, Speaking over the wireless this

NEW YORK, Nov. 27. evening, the Premier, M. Daladler

Mr. Daladier, in a broadcast to- the French nation THE PANAMA Canal must be made an appeal

We Intend no Excellent piano and violin selecto muintain the strictest discipline in made impregnable, declares night declared:

dictatorship and no Fascism. The tions by Professor Harry Ore and the face of the challenge thrown out the Secretary for War, Mr.

sacrifices demanded are necessary for Mr. Ma Sze-wang, and well rendered to the authority of the French Gov- songs by Elvie Yuen, formed the pro- ernment, and explained the motives Harry H. Woodring, in his the life of the country. A general to President strike is a challenge by the dictator- gramme of an

enjoyable musical that were behind the general strike. annual report

ship of the minority to democracy." He recalled that lighting strikes Roosevelt. concert held in the Great Hall of the

He appealed to the conmmonsense on Saturday broke out in Poris and in the northern Hongkong University

The report adds: "All locks and night.

and western parts of France

Britlah The concert was organised by the the moment the French and Bt at dams that are vital to the waterway and loyalty of all Frenchmen to ward

Britlah must be made bomb-proof, and the off the peril-Reuter. Students' statesmen got together to discuss the possibility of sabotage by ships Christian Union and the Hongkong Christian question of a common defence. The crews must be eliminated. Students' Union to raise funds to help following day, when the proposed "We must greatly augment the air of the Franco-German agree- forces and anti-aircraft artillery in signing wounded soldiers in Changsha.

The following was the programme, ment was announced, the French this zone." 1. Moonlight Bonata.........Beethoven Federation of Labour replied with a Declaring that the United States

Adagio Bastenuto

proclamation of a general strike. military preparations contemplate no Allogrolls

What is at the root of this agita-aggression against any Power on Presto. Agnato

tion, he ask

asked, which ร bound to in- earth, Mr. Woodring points out that et hardships on the ordinary citizen the "protective mobilisation plan of and worker. There was no specific 1017 visualises in the event of ณ

war, the immediate major war, Puccini material or moral Justification for the majo

employ- 3. (a) Slayonic Dance ito. in a Mejar strike. It was ridiculous to assert ment of an intilat protective force of Dvorak-Kreisler that the Government Intended to approximately 400,000 regular army (b) Scherzo Tarantelle Wieniawski Jettison social achievements, or to set and national guard troops, augmented

(violin Bola) Ma Bro Wang up a dictatorship,

by such recultment as the exigen-

Kwangtung

(Pima Solo) Harry Oro "Cavalleria Budicana", Mascagni

2. (a) Vio lo Bapete. Erwe (b) Danda Lieta temen

"LA

Baherne

(Vocal Salo) Kivio Tuen

"La Bella Molina Paisiello

4. (n) La Rachelina froc

(b) Gnora Creditome from

State Of Martial Law In Sofia

Miss Aileen Hynes, former · Hong- kong girl, who is to tour the eastern: coast of the United States with the D'Oyley Carte Opera Company next month.

Polish Officer Is Killed

Serious Affair On Czech-Polish Frontier

WARSAW, Nov. 27.

A POLISH officer was shot and 1 corporal severely wounded at Shokak, in a frontier clash between Czecho- Slovak and Polish troops, according to the Polish official version.

when Fighting occurred

Polish iroops, occupying the Ozena region met with armed resistance,

"The "Follsh Government- has instructed is Minister to Prague to request an immediate inquiry, and to Impose severe punishment to those

Demonstrations Banned guilty.

The official version adds that the Solla, Nov. 27.

Czech Government expressed ita The Bulgarian capital was placed profound regret, and has ordered an Dictatorship, he said, consisted in cies of the military situation permit. under a mild form of rsartial law to-

enquiry, and measures befitting the trying to impose the will of a party Mr. Woodring warna that in a day.

gravity of the incident.-Reuter. This action was taken by the Gov- entire defensive situation the United States "Lo Trate Namorato".Pergolest

(Vacat Bola) Eirio Yuen or organisation upon the

5. (a) Brudy in ................Chopin country. He, on the contrary, was could not depend upon allies holding lernment in order to prevent the hold- (0) Legends "BL Franciscus Paulus determined to put an end to such the battle Une while she made ing of big demonstrations against

Marching on the List methods and to enforce respect for belated preparations.-Reuter,

(PB) Barry On the laws of the Republic.

. (a) Like to the Diana itoes...Eldar

The Shapherd's Song Elgar Vocal Selo Kivia Yuen

The

7. (a) Love's Lemont....A Chinese fiction Kenoral strike is in reality

Humania, and for the union of the Treaty of Neuilly.

The

population was exhorted to re- directed against the peace

The general strike and the occupa-main indoors. Streets and squares Traas by Harry Ore policy of the French Government, de- tion of factories is a trial of strength in the big cities were occupied by

the Premier. The (b) Spoon River....An American Folk cinred

French between a minority dictatorship and strong detachments of police.

Nationalist organisations had plan- Song TrenD.A Grainger Goverment is determined, more the Government, organised for poll-

(Plane Belo) Harry Othan ever, to uphold the honour and tical reasons. The Government, de-ned a procession of 50,000 of their 8. Symphonie Espagnole....

dignity of France, but it will not clared the Frenter, would not fall to supporters in Sofia alone. It is tan- defend interests which are not those fulfil its duty towards the nationment banned the demonstrations be

derstood that the Bulgarian Govern-

cause it feared they might have an effect on the relations with Rumanla and Greece,--Trans-Ocean.

Allegro non troppe

Andinte Honda

(Violin Boto) a Bro Wany of the French nation.

Trans-Occun,

Here is the famous monoplane "Condor", which in August last flew from Berlin to New York and back again in record tirpe, and which is now about to start on an attempt to fly from Berlin to Tokyo in two hops. The plans will fly from Berlin to Hanot, and then Hanoi to the Japanese capital. The Condor is expected to pass Hongkong on Wednesday morning during the final stage of the Sight.

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Pope's Amazing Fortitude

Vatican City, Nov. 27.

With fortitude, which the prelates called "amazing", the Pope to-day defied doctor's orders, and steadily walked through the consistorial hall, and Joked and chatted with 400 Hungarian pilgrima, who on Saturday prayed for the Pope's life.

The Pope appeared to be in high spirits, although he was pale-United Press,

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TO-DAY'S RADIO

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Beethoven Concerto No. 11,

In C. Major

ROBIN HOOD

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequency of 843 k.c's, and on Short Wave from 6-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per second.

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4.0 For The Children.

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Hungaria (after original folk 8.03 Organ Music. melodles-arr. 3o. Knumann): Uuda-{ "Sweet Music" Film Selection... pest At Night (Hungarian Atarr. Reginald Dixon; La Paloma (Yrad- G. Von Beiti-Pilinzicy); The Gypsy ler); O Sole Mio (Di Capua).... Baron Selection (Joh. Strauss Horst Schimmelpfennis, Film 'Hote': arr. Hohne); Nora-Tango (Boulan- Intro: Isn't this a lovely day? (Top

Hat

Why

Why Stars Come Out at ger).

7.18 A Dance Programme of the Check to Cheek (Top Hat'): With- ('Big Broadcast of 1030'); Latest 'IIlls",

out a word of warning ("Two for To- Tin Pan Alley Medley-No. 4; night'); I wished on the moon ('Big Intro: You're looking for Romance Broadcast of 1930); You are my Keep Calling me Sweetheart; The lucky star ('Big Broadcast of 1938) You and Me That used to be; So ..Bidney Torch. Hood: Rare; Home Town: Smile when you 8.20 London Relay/Bormans Es

say Goodbye. A

Ivor Moreton and

A tale of Sherwood Forest written Dave Kaye on Two Pianos with :

Quintet

6.30 Closing local

string

Fox-TrotsMind:

Blanc'.--Durham Cathedral

9.0 ·Mozart-.Qulates · Is D

PAT by Franklyn Kelsey and with music | bars and drumhe Lads Are Off K.593, played by the Gershom Parkington Your Step!. When Dobruit and His

To Dance....Otto local Stock Queta-| Piano

Piano Symphonists- - Folka-When .71% 6.82 Excerpts from Gilbert and

Sullivan's "Iolanibe,”

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They Played the Polka; Swing The Scala's Highland Swing....Primo

Vienna Accordion Band; Wolte

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**Pro Arte Quartet (2nd Viola; Al- fred. Habday). I DON

9.30 London Helay-The News. 9.50. Boethaym.....Capseria. Nò, -1° in C Major, Op. 15.

Overture,Symphony Orchestra | Goy". {from "Maritza'); Tango Artür Schnabel,. (Piano) ́ ́mad the

cond. by Dr. Malcolm Bargent; Gypsy (from Maritza')....

.1/33/82) Lolanthe From They Dark Eric... Silvester and His Ballroom Orches-London Symphony Orchestra con-

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Berila Lewis, Nellie Briarclif and tra; Fox-Trots-What will I Tell My ducted by Dr. Malcolm Surgeat.

On A Little Bamboo Bridge

Smeck.

19.28 Songs and Hla Hawaiian vocal chorus by (Boprano),

Winifred Lawson and Lexile

by

Frida · ¦ Leider.

Giris: Good Morrow

Morrow, Good Leslie Rands and Choral

Attractive Serenadera

ders with Thee Well, .81% of Girls; Fare

· Lewis- and Donald King Slow Fox-Trot On Leonora's? Arla 4.62%

Stranger....Bertha

of Girls; Good Morrow, Good The Sentimental Side (nim Doctor Beethoven) with Orchestra cond. Lover: None. Shall Part. Hands Toying Lesons (alm Doctor Rhy-

thythm); Fox-Trot My He

Heart In by John Barbirolli.A

10,39 · Orchestral Belections Go Away, Madam. George Baker, thm')........G Gernide and His Orche

Orchestra:

Overture In D Major (Haydn); Berthia

Winifred Lawson Lewis,

Waltz The Sweetest Song Ini The

March In D Major, Kaas (Mozart) (fim "We're going to be rich"); March In D Major, K.108 (Mozart) Mixed Chorus; When All Night Long

Please Maestro,

Orchestre De La Societe Des Sydney Granville (BM); (fim These Foolish Things). Concerts cond. by Edvard Fendler:

Walta: No Strephon's A Member of Parliament Henry Jacques and Ills Strict Dance "Meflato"

Mixed Chorm: When: Britain Tempo Orchestra; Tango When "Rosamunde-Ballet Muda No 2, Really Ruled the Waves,...D, Fab- You Came Into My Life. Edith Op. 28 (Schubert). Serge Kous- court and Mixed Chori

Lorand and Her Viennese Orch. aevitzky and the 6.5#. George Boulodger and Tile: 8.0 Local Time, Simmel Wenther phony Orchestra Ørehistra,

"Teport" and "Annotincements, sta #110 Close down.

The Y.MCIA. Literary and Debat-] Derek. Oldham, Dairell Fancourt and rot-Music,

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ing Society lá holding a debate Wednesday, November 30, at PM

Mr. P. S. Castdy will propose. "That the Modern Press mlalends the

·Públic. He will be secunded by MPL Starbuck, and opposed by Mr. W.. G. Keates and Mr. C. Erlund. The debute "Js open to the public.